River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-03
CONGRESSIONAL

SENATE. Jan. pa long debate was
had on a resolution instructing the com
mittee ON privileges and elections to in
vestigate the allegations made by three
residents Of Washington County, Texas, as
to being driven from their homes, com
PEELED to abandon their property and de-
prived of the right of suffrage: MeSsTs
Coke, salisbury, Eustis and Call opposed
tn. resolution. Messrs- Hoar, Edmunds,
Evarts and Hawley advocated the resolution.
Mr. salisbury offered an amendment that
the investig alton be conducted IN Washing
son County, Texas, rejected, yeas >, nays
- The opposition To the resolution, stated
bv Mr. Call, was that il Is a declaration
that the Senate. widely separated from the
SympathleS of the people. believed that the
people ia the different states and cOmmun-
tiles could not be trusted. The position was
also taken that the subject was Tot within
the jurisdiction of Congress The rest
oiut:ou was finally adopted. yeas 81. nays 70
The bIll u establish agricultural experiment
stations IN connection with agricultural
colleges was taken up, and after some de
bate Mr. Hawlev offered "A substitute, and
the matter went over 10 4 future day.
The railroad attorney hill was taken up,
but before any progress was made the Sen
ate went into secret session.
House. Jan 26-By an adroit par
liamentary move the river and harg.or bill
was gotten s9uarely before the House, and
direct vote on the measure is expected Mt
the next converting of the bOdv. Mr.. Mel
son. 8iinn.. IN committee Of the whole,
moved a substitute for the whole bill. 10
appropriate S1,-sJUtO. to be expended 10y
board of five engineers. This brought on
sharp debate, Hepburn. Iowa. Nelson and
tiiihleu- Mimi. taking prominent part The
substitute vas agreed to. $50 yeas, 10 = nays,
and the substitute was reported to the
House when the previous question was
ordered. yeas ltl. nays tf- he substitute
was then IL iecfed, yeas Is. nay l16. The
original bill was then ordered elgrOSSed
and read the third time, yeas i3t, nays %,
and the previous question ordered on the
final passage of the bin The ruse of the
friends of the bill succeeded, and the plan
Of those opposed to keep it in committee OF
the whole, and finally xiii it, failed.
SENATE. Jan. 27-The dependent
parents pension b;H passed. also the ex-
pe-imentaI agricultural station bill. a
resolution j. as adopted % inquire into the
expedieRcy Of recoining the fractional
silver held in the Treasury department into
standard silver dollars. Mr.. Cullom gave
notice that on February z, he would pro
pose resolutions on the death of Senator
Logan.
HoUsE. Jan. 27-All the opposition
to the river asd harllor bill had disappeared
and it was Immediately put upon its pas
sage exactly a. It came from the committee,
vs.s Isl. NAYS ~. The Judiciary commit
Tee Reported adversely a joint resolution
providing Foe the election OF United States
Senators by the peopie.
SENATE Jan. 2S-Outside Of unim-
portaut routine matters the time was taken
up with the Isl! forbidding Senators 70 act
a Railroad Attorneys Those who had the
floor today were advocates Of the bill.
HoUsE. Jan. 2s-Tae Washington
cable railroad bill passed. yeas l55, nays =.
The pleuro- pneumonia bill was debated the
rest OF the day.
SENATE,Jan. 29-By way Of variety.
n session was held on Saturday The Vel
/ Iowstone Park bill was discussed at length
/ occupying nearly al the time and its scope
| fully explained as public measure TO pre-
/ serve the beauties Of the Park. and not hav-
I ing any railroad scheme concs aled between
/ the lines The bin passed, yeas ~, nays ;.
l The railroad attorney bill came up as I'M
/ finished business. but ~ th3 Fote OF "A yeas
10 ~ nays was put over 10 Monday. The